High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy as an emerging option for respiratory failure: the present and the future
Conventional oxygen therapy (COT) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) have been considered for decades as frontline treatment for acute or chronic respiratory failure. However, COT can be insufficient in severe hypoxaemia whereas NIV, although highly effective, is poorly tolerated by patients and its...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622320920106 |